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David Conner to enter the transfer portal

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by gatormonk, Apr 10, 2023.

  1. gatormonk

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  2. freedomgator

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    I'm a bad fan, didn't know we had a David Conner on the team.
     
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  3. HisDoc

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    Between transfers and injuries, I wonder who the heck we're gonna put on the field.

    Maybe we can pick up one or two good ones this spring in the transfer portal.
     
  4. nawlinsgator

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    He was a Hevsey project that never developed. Hope we can get a portal for his spot.
     
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  5. Distant Gator

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    His name didn't ring a bell with me either, so I looked him up.
    While nawlins above me mentioned he was a Hevesy project, he actually signed in Napier's first class.
    Scout lists him as a 3 star, but also doesn't rank him among the top 1000 recruits that year. (Other 3 stars were ranked as high as the 400s.)
    He was 1 of 5 signees that year that were not ranked in the top 1000.

    I guess the synopsis is that he was a low-rated recruit, so perhaps he was over his head ability wise.

    I still hate that it didn't work out. We've had other low rated OLs do well, and it's too bad he didn't as well..
     
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  6. 96Gatorcise

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    His injury last year set him back, plus being passed up by the guys who transferred in. He wasn't going to see the depth chart until 2024 or 2025 season.
     
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    NEXT!
     
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  9. nawlinsgator

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    Yes. Hevesy recruited him, Napier honored his scholarship offer and signed him. He didn’t pan out. Not a fan of projects, so few of them really pan out.
     
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  10. SuperMOM

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    Was a wasted scholarship.